For us to understand more
about God, we must understand who Jesus Christ is, and what he came to do.One
cardinal or basic truth found in the Bible, when speaking of Jesus, Paul the
Apostle states, "For in him dwelleth ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD
BODILY." (Colossians 2:9)Is
that not saying, Jesus is God in body?In another place, the Apostle Paul speaking
of Jesus states, “And without controversy great is the mystery of
Godliness:God was manifest in flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed
on in the world, received up into glory."(1 Timothy 3:16)

From the foundation of the
world, those that testify they have seen God, if they saw a bodily form, saw
Jesus in the body of His Spirit.God's
word says Jesus is the fullness of God, bodily.Moses saw God in a burning bush and heard a voice.

GOD IS A SPIRIT"God is a
Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in
truth."(John 4:24)

"From these scriptures
we know God is a Spirit and Jesus is the fullness of God bodily All that
believe the Genesis account of Creation must believe "And God said, Let us
make man in our image, after our likeness: ..." (Genesis 1:26-27).Therefore, man is in the image and likeness
of God.Man was created first a spirit, then out of the dust of the earth God formed a mortal body
for the spirit of man to dwell in while upon the Earth.Another way of expressing this would be, with
the Breath of Life from God which God breathed into the mortal body of man, and
man became a living soul.(Genesis
2:7)Three in one: Man has spirit, soul,
and body, YET ONLY ONE MAN.(1
Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12)Man
was created in the image and likeness of God: The Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost.These three are ONE GOD.(1 John 5:7)

The brother of Jared saw
Jesus 2200 years before his birth.On
that occasion Jesus said to the brother of Jared, "Behold, I am he which
was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold, I am
Jesus Christ, I am the Father and the Son...Behold, this body, which you now
behold, is the body of my spirit:and
man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I appear
unto thee in the spirit, will I appear unto my people in the flesh...therefore
it sufficed me to say, that Jesus shewed himself unto this man in the spirit,
even after the manner and in the likeness of the same body, even as he showed
himself unto the Nephites; And he (Jesus) ministered unto him, even as he
ministered unto the Nephites; and all this, that this man knew that he was
God,...”(Ether 3:14-18)

During the ministry of
Jesus he always glorified the Father.He
talked unceasingly about the Father.Jesus told them, "The Father is greater then I."He prayed to the Father.He told them, "I am the truth, the way,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.Jesus told his followers, "...but the
Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” (John 14:10)Those who believe in two or three gods should remember Jesus also said,
"If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from
thenceforth ye know him, and have seen him."

Even after this plain
statement, it seemed to only confuse His disciples.They couldn't grasp the statements of Jesus
about the Father and the Son.It was
Philip who finally came right out and said to Jesus, "Show us the Father
and it sufficeth us.”Jesus said to
Philip, “Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me,
Philip?He that hath seen me hath seen
the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the
Father?Believest thou not that I am in
the Father, and the Father in me?The
words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself:but the Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth
the works."Let all grasp this
key.“The Father that
dwelleth in me, He doeth the works.”Repeat that phrase with me."The Father that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works."(John 14:1-10)Is the Father dwelling in you?Jesus prayed, "Father let them be one as
we are one.”Or do you think that you
are doing all the work by yourself?Jesus taught that the Father was dwelling in Him,
Jesus also taught His Father was in Heaven.The Father is Spirit, He is everywhere.Jesus Christ desires all who choose to follow him, to become like
him!To be like Jesus, the Father must
be dwelling in them and doing only what the Father tells them.Are you listening?The Apostle put it this way, “If we are born
of the Spirit, let us walk in the Spirit."Jesus wants you to let the Father, 'the Spirit' dwell in you just as the
Father dwelt in him.“God is a Spirit”(John 4:24)

The Bible tells us, Jesus
is the image of the invisible God.In
speaking of Jesus, the Bible tells us, "Who is the image of the invisible
God, the first born of every creature."(Colossians 1:15)If we let the
Holy Ghost dwell in us, if we obey Christ's Word, keep His commandments, follow
His example, and listen to His still small voice we can be like Jesus.Have you stopped to think of this: The Bible
says we can have the mind of Christ and the fullness of God.(I Corinthians 2:16; Matthew 16:16; Ephesians
3:19)

Following our resurrection
we will be like Jesus was following his resurrection.By that statement I’m not saying we will each
be gods.I am saying,
our resurrected immortal body will be like His.We are told, "Beloved, now we are the sons of God, and it doth not
yet appear what we shall be:but we know
that when he shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see him as He
is." (I John 3:2)

The only way that we can be
like Jesus, in this life or in the life to come, is for the Father, 'the Holy
Spirit' to be dwelling, abiding in us, and in control of our lives just as the
Father 'Spirit' dwelt in Jesus, and Jesus could say, I do nothing except the
Father tell me.

THE FATHER: THE HOLY GHOST Matthew 1:18-20; Luke 1:35

"Now the birth of
Jesus Christ was this wise:When his
mother Mary espoused to Joseph, before they come together, she was found of
child of the Holy Ghost."Matthew
1:18-20. This scripture informs
us 'the Holy Ghost was the Father of the child conceived in Mary.’Right?Right!

Jesus was not just of the
brethren.He was not just another
man.True, He had a human mother, Mary;
but the Holy Ghost was His Father.That
is to whom Jesus prayed and confessed, “He is greater then I.”Let’s read a little further.Joseph was concerned about this development,
so God sent an angel to Joseph in a dream.This was the Angel Message.“But
while he (Joseph) thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to
take unto thee Mary thy wife:for that
which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS, for
He shall save His people from their sins.Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of
the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and
shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, GOD WITH US."(Matthew
1:21,22,23)

Who is God?The Bible plainly gives us the answer,
"God is a Spirit."(John
4:24)Again, who was the Father of
Jesus, who caused the conception in Mary?Again the Bible gives the answers, it was of THE
HOLY GHOST. (Matthew 1.20; Luke
1:35)By understanding this, one can
better understand the words of Jesus himself as recorded in John 7:38-39
"But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should
receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet
glorified."And in John 16:7,
Jesus, speaking before his ascension to heaven said, "Nevertheless I tell
you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you.”

With the Father abiding in
Jesus he said ‘I do only what the Father, [The Spirit] tells me.’Are we listening to the voice of the Father,
‘the Spirit’?Are we doing only what the
Spirit tells us?Did I hear someone say,
‘I want to!’We
can only if we have been born of the Spirit, and if we are walking in the
Spirit.However, to do this we must
first be covered by "the blood of the covenant."Cleansed by the
precious blood of Jesus, "The Everlasting Covenant."

THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT

"Now the God of peace,
that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the
sheep, through the blood of the Everlasting Covenant, make you perfect
in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be
glory forever and ever.Amen."
Hebrews 13:20-21.

Here the Word speaks of
Jesus as the 'Blood of the Everlasting Covenant'.(Hebrews 9:14) This covenant is not written on tables of
stone or on parchment.No indeed!'This Covenant' [Jesus] must be written in
our hearts.(Jeremiah 31:33)

“But if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all
sin."(I John 1:7)When the word states "the blood of the
covenant" or the blood of Jesus Christ His Son, it is speaking of one and
the same.The blood of Jesus "The
Covenant”, made so by His precious blood shed on Calvary.The believer having been obedient to the
Fullness of the Everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ, having been born, again is cleansed from all sin.By what?By the blood of Jesus [The
Covenant].No atonement of
man could suffice.Only,
Jesus the ‘Infinite One' could, and did, shed his blood for the sins of die
world.(Alma 34:9-12) Remember,
He was God manifest in the flesh.

SHEMA:(Hebrew,
Listen-Hear)

"Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord."(Deuteronomy 6:16)

"Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant
whom I have chosen:that ye may know
me.And understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after
Me.I, even I, am the Lord:and besides me there is no Saviour.” (Isaiah 43:10-11)

"...Ye are my witnesses.Is there a God beside me?There is no God; I know not any."(Isaiah 44:8)

"That they may know, from the rising of the sun, and
from the west, that there is none beside me.I am the Lord, and there is none else. (Isaiah 45:6)

PURPOSE OF THE NEPHITE RECORDS

Preface
to the Nephite Records

“…and also to the convincing of Jew and Gentile that JESUS IS THE
CHRIST THE ETERNAL GOD.”

A
MAN NAMED ZEEZROM ASKED:“IS THE SON OF
GOD THE VERY ETERNAL FATHER?”

And
Amulek saith unto him, Yea, He is the very Eternal
Father of Heaven and Earth, and all things which in them is; He is the
Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”(Alma 11:38-39)

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“…And
shall make known to all kindred, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is
the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come
unto Him, or they cannot be saved.” (I Nephi 13:40)

“And without controversy great is the mystery of
godliness:God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory.”( I Timothy 3:16)